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Shakedown
Whatever you do... don't call the cops!
Whatever you do... don't call the cops!
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1988
5.9
63%
N/A
When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
6 May 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$6,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
In ''Shakedown,'' something fancy happens every 15 minutes or so, which is part of what makes the whole film so unremarkable.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
This heady mix of sleaze and comic book heroes smacks of big box office bucks and a long life on the video shelf. There ain't many better accolades than that.
– James Christopher,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Mindlessly enjoyable escapist fare in which a courtroom drama is enlivened by intercutting it with a couple of wholly improbable but spectacular chases in--and above--New York.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2014
rotten:
The problem with routine crime and law enforcement fantasies of this kind is that their vague stabs at authenticity are completely subverted by action sequences that belong in Road Runner cartoons.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
21 May 2014
fresh:
A rollicking, thrilling and funny police picture that makes "Beverly Hills Cop" and its sequel look as if they were photographed in slow motion.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2014
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